aoudad vs Downy Emerald

Ammotragus lervia compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• aoudad is Vulnerable while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aoudad	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Corduliidae
Genus	Ammotragus	Cordulia
Species	Ammotragus lervia	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

aoudad and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

aoudad

VU — Vulnerable

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aoudad	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aoudad

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

aoudad

The Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) is a species in the genus Ammotragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic.

Downy Emerald

绒毛翠蜓（Cordulia aenea）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。其种群分布广泛、数量丰富，种群状况稳定，目前无迫切保护需求。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway